I Consider Biennial Elections As

The Gentleman Puts Me In Mind Of An Old Hen Which Persists In Setting After Her Eggs Are Taken Away.

We Are, Heart And Soul, Friends To The Freedom Of The Press...it Is A Precious Pest, And A Necessary Mischief, And There Would Be No Liberty Without It.

A Large Portion Of Our Citizens, Who Will Not Believe, Even On The Evidence Of Facts, That Any Public Evils Exist, Or Are Impending. They Deride The Apprehensions Of Those Who Foresee, That Licentiousness Will Prove, As It Ever Has Proved, Fatal To Liberty.

Liberty Has Never Lasted Long In A Democracy, Nor Has It Ever Ended In Anything Better Than Despotism.

A Monarchy Is A Merchantman Which Sails Well, But Will Sometimes Strike On A Rock, And Go To The Bottom; A Republic Is A Raft Which Will Never Sink, But Then Your Feet Are Always In The Water.